Melbourne on track for driest start to winter in seven years
The cold snap continues this week, but it’s good news for Victoria’s ski resorts, where up to 20 centimetres of snow has fallen over 24 hours.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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Murder accused fronts court after fisherman’s pier death
A homeless man will receive urgent medical treatment after he was charged with murder over the stabbing death of an angler in Frankston on Saturday.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Holly Hales
Man charged with murder over Hampton Park drive-by shooting
Police have laid charges following the death of a 30-year-old man from a gunshot wound in April.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
P-turns were meant to revolutionise Hoddle Street traffic – but didn’t
A multimillion-dollar overhaul of some of Melbourne’s busiest intersections failed to improve traffic flow anywhere near what was expected.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Lachlan Abbott
Pill-testing plan to stop ‘horror’ of teenagers overdosing: Premier
A proposal for a year-long pill-testing trial in Victoria will be considered by cabinet after Premier Jacinta Allan called overdoses of teens at festivals an “unimaginable” horror.
- by Annika Smethurst and Ashleigh McMillan
‘Nuisance’ rain on the way as Melbourne’s cold, foggy mornings roll on
Melburnians shivered through the coldest day in five years on Thursday, and the cold fronts are expected to keep coming next week.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Rising numbers of flu, COVID-19 cases puts Victorian ambulances under the pump
Ambulance Victoria has urged the public to call triple zero only in an emergency after the number of COVID-19 cases in hospitals doubled in a month.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Bridgerton in Brunswick? Regency romance arrives in Melbourne
Fans of the hit Netflix series frocked up for the lavish interactive Bridgerton experience, dripping with sumptuous sets and selfie moments.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Lachlan Abbott
Pro-Palestine supporters clash with police as rival protests converge on CBD
Six people were arrested as police turned out in force in an effort to prevent pro-Palestine protesters clashing with Israel supporters outside Parliament House.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Roy Ward
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pro-Palestine protesters crash Labor state conference
About 200 pro-Palestine protesters chanted slogans as they lashed the Labor Party and the prime minister for their stance on Gaza.
- by Rachel Eddie and Ashleigh McMillan
Aurora australis a Sunday no-show, but bright lights could return this year
Stargazers flocked to bayside Melbourne and coastal Victoria overnight hoping to enjoy aurora australis, but sadly, there was no repeat show of Saturday’s extraordinary light show.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Ashleigh McMillan
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